Pickled Northern

Name: Pickled Northern
Ingredients: 60 northern pike fillets bite size pieces ofs; 1 cup iodized salt non-, to 1 gallon jar 1/2 full of water; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 cups white vinegar; 4 bay leafs; 1 teaspoon all-spice whole; 3 teaspoons mustard seed; 1 1/2 teaspoons whole black pepper; 6 red peppers or whole chili peppers; 2 cups white wine White Port Wine; 2 onions sliced

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

60 northern pike fillets bite size pieces ofs
1 cup iodized salt non-, to 1 gallon jar 1/2 full of water
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups white vinegar
4 bay leafs
1 teaspoon all-spice whole
3 teaspoons mustard seed
1 1/2 teaspoons whole black pepper
6 red peppers or whole chili peppers
2 cups white wine White Port Wine
2 onions sliced

Directions

1

Add pieces of fish into 1 gallon jar of salt water until full. Let stand for 48 hours
2

Pour off salt water, rinse, soak fish in white vinegar for 24 hours
3

Drain vinegar off - discard, boil together for 5 minutes the sugar, vinegar, bay leaves, all spice, mustard seed, black pepper, and chili peppers, let cool at room temp - Make sure the brine is cooled down before adding items below or your meat will not be firm.
4

Add white wine (White Port Wine) and 2 sliced onions to brine. Pack fish and brine solution into jars.